Alaska Air Group reports increased November traffic.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 1996--Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange ) today reported November November: see month. passenger traffic for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines, (NYSE: ALK) is an airline based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It operates hubs at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and Portland International Airport. and Horizon Air. ALASKA AIRLINES Alaska Alaska (əlă`skə), largest in area of the United States but third smallest (exceeding only Vermont and Wyoming) in population, occupying the northwest extremity of the North American continent, separated from the coterminous United States Airlines' November traffic increased 4.0 percent to 739 million revenue passenger miles Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) is a measure of a passenger traffic for an airline flight, bus, or train calculated by multiplying the total number of revenue-paying passengers aboard the vehicle by the distance traveled measured in miles. (RPMs) from 711 million flown a year earlier. Capacity during November was 1.134 billion available seat miles Available seat miles (ASM) is a measure of an airline flight's passenger carrying capacity. It is equal to the number of seats available multiplied by the number of miles flown. This measures an airlines capacity for transporting passengers. (ASMs), 3.0 percent higher than the 1.101 billion in November 1995. The passenger load factor (the percentage of available seats occupied oc·cu·py tr.v. oc·cu·pied, oc·cu·py·ing, oc·cu·pies 1. To fill up (time or space): a lecture that occupied three hours. 2. To dwell or reside in. 3. by fare paying passengers) for the month was 65.2 percent, compared to 64.6 percent in November 1995. The airline carried 894,200 passengers compared to 871,100 in November 1995. Revenue passenger miles for the eleven-month period totaled 9.029 billion, a 14.9 percent increase from the 7.858 billion recorded a year earlier. Capacity for the eleven months ended November 1996 increased 7.9 percent to 13.739 billion ASMs, up from 12.733 billion in 1995. The passenger load factor for the first eleven months of 1996 was 65.7 percent, up from 61.7 percent in 1995. The airline carried 10,845,200 passengers, compared to 9,263,400 in 1995. HORIZON AIR Horizon Air's November traffic decreased 0.5 percent to 65 million RPMs from 66 million flown a year earlier. Capacity for November was 115 million ASMs, 6.6 percent higher than last year's 108 million. The passenger load factor for the month was 56.5 percent, compared to 60.6 percent last November. The airline carried 282,100 passengers compared to 295,400 in November 1995. Revenue passenger miles for the eleven-month period totaled 792 million, a 3.3 percent increase from the 767 million recorded a year earlier. Capacity for the eleven months ended November 1996 increased 3.6 percent to 1.341 billion ASMs, up from 1.295 billion in 1995. The passenger load factor for the first eleven months of 1996 was 59.1 percent, down from 59.2 percent for 1995. The airline carried 3,437,500 passengers, compared to 3,479,500 for the same period in 1995. CONTACT: Alaska Air Group Lou Cancelmi, 206/433-3170 |
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